Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-04
GERMANY'S PARLIAMENT
TI7E REICHsTAG RECONVENEs
WITH 25o MEMBERS.


Opening the Session Eefore the Gem!
| plstion OF the Second Ballots - Ths
Ameer Of Afghanistan Said to be Pre4
psring to Eisht Russia.
BERLIN, March 5.-The new German
Reichstag was opened to-day. The Ems
peror's speech was read from the throne!
In IL he says he is gratified at the beDeyo.
lent disposition the Pope has shown
toward the empire. The foreign policy OF
the empire Is continually directed to The
maintenance Of peace with all the powerst
and especially with Germany's neighborsj
The foreign relations OF the government
are the same as when the last Reichstas
was opened. Ii the present Reichstagi
without hesitation or divisions, gives
unanimous expression to resolve thai
the nation will put forth It's full siren xzs
in full panoply now and at all tiSE
against any attack upon ouS frcutieiS
| suchresolution, even before carried ouei
will materially strengthen the guarantees
of peace and remove the doubts <whic4
the late Parliamentary de bates may 5ka
inspired. The Emperor feels ASSURED
that the Reichstag by its resolutions will
give the Federal governments national
policy a safe basis, aud draws fr1u
will bless his efforts to preserve the peaca
and security OF Germany.
AUsTRIA's PREPARATIONS.
PEsTH, March 3.-Count KaLnoky.
speaking before the Budget Committee of
the Hungarian Delegation to-day, said
that apart from the serious character Cd
the Bulgarian question, grave doubts aS
to the continuance OF peace existed i'm
countries that were scarcely concerned
-. n,.y~. nNI f<~
events the peace OF Austria was not di1
rectly threatened, but all the States Of
Europe were arming and the goyernmene
was impelled, by sense of It's responsi4
bility, to place the country in state OF
complete preparation. The measures
adopted were of purely defensive char
acter. The government had no reason to
change its peaceful conservative policy.
sILIsTRIks REVOLT QUELLED.
LONDON, March "A great many conc
flicting reports boiled ,down, lead to the
conclusion that the revolt at Sllistria has
been suppressed by detachments from
the loyal garrisons at Rustchuk and
Shumla. Roumania is massing troops
along her frontier as measure OF pre4
caution. Turkish troops are being oon4
centrated along she Roumelian fronters
QUORUM PRESENT.
At the first sitting of the new Reich
stag Gen. Won Moltke occupied the chair
as senior member aud appointed the pro-
visional secretaries. On the names of the
deputies being called 252 members re4
sponded, constituting quorum. Hern
Windthorst protested against the election
OF a President before the second baliots
were concluded.
Minister Won Boetticker replied, repells
ing as unJustifiable any attack intended
by the protest upon the summoning oa
II 80.
ernment, on the contrary. deserved thanks
for expediting the opening in order 10
pass the budget without delay. Moreoverl
any such criticism was au encroachment
upon the rights of the Emperor, because
when hIs majesty summoned the IRich{
stag the members were bound to appear
Herr Richter admitted that reasons Of
expedlenoy favored an early meeting Of
the Reichstag, but he said there waszs
legal question at issue, sixty electof1
districts being still uHrepresented.
THE LAW NOT VIOLATED.
Gen. Won Bennigsen maintained thas
neither the law nor constitution had bean
in any way violated. He said the exceptions
al circumstances which under the Reich
stag had been summoned must be patent
to any one who had heard the speech rom
the throne or followed the development oe
the European situation. 1t was certainly
desirable that a position similar to the
present one should not recur. The Cow
erDment was not to blame; 1t was rather
deserving OF thanks.
Herr Windthorst, rising again, said he
could not concur in these views, and
must maintain his protest.
Herren Kardo1, Bennigsen and Richter
continued the debate. Herr Riahter
finally declared that as regards imIne-
diate business before the House second
ballots were OF no consequence whatever.
Ii later on it should be found that pre-
judice had been caused by the premature
summonIng OF the Reichstag, it would
always be possible TO raise the question.
Gen. Won Moltke thereup0n fixed The
election of the President and Vice Presi-
dents for tomorrow, aud the House ad-
journed.
WAR ACTIVITY IN AFGHANIsTAN.
BOMBAY, March 3.--News received
from Afghanistan through native sources
shows that the Ameer is making stEen0.
GUS efforts TO raise new army. All Bbysl
between the ages OF 10 and 1S years are,
beng drilled for military service, and alt
who have reached the age OF Is years are,
being enrolled In the army. The Ameerl
has Issued circular to his subjects tell
ing them to prepare for holy war. 1t Isl
believed that ne contempiates war against
Russia.
TORYs D-A NC ERS.